The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-03-30
CHAUTAUoUAIN WINTER
The Great summer Resort Showed
Under


or % some quiet nook among the trees.
From morning untIi night all Il hustle
and ple1surable excitement, and then
eyerybosiy, except the printers On the
morning daily and the watchulAn q the
grounds. enjoys a qHiet night ans a eoH-
Portable sleep and res
But what a change winter brings, Tie
streets are deserted the Wind means and
shrieks among the naked brsncheso Of the
trees. the snow lies IN great drifts.
through which Dut few paths are hroSen-
Then there : the great hotel empty and
silent and there are hare tent frames.
the ten4Hrless cottages. the broai AXE
Jilick s. covered With bee ami usei ~ a
highway FOL swiftly flying vehicles Of al
sorts upon runners.
L, there nothing le1 20 tell u- that this
is the locality o. the Chlutauqua Of the
months pasts Te-. f7r far down in The
grove lo1m and CLEAN the white columns
OF the Hail Ia the Grove. aad az the same
the strokes Of the memorial bell tell as
ihat shl- l. one u the day- observed by
the 10000 students Of the Ch1utau4la
Literary and scientific Circle. known
everywhere a. the G.. L. : C.. and scat
tered about throughout the world The
dock stands a. Il on an island. flr out IN
th,. ice Of the lake. but the familiar stris-
ing of the great clock Ia the tower al the
uew and handsome dock buildinz. rings
and echoes acruss the hills, memories o.
pleasant hours that are past and reviving
auricipari0ns II the good things of the
future.
ln the little village surrounding the
chapel and the temple. We So some IA
nl-I.lr faces and hear acc0unts0fthe sun
day school. the Good TempIArs' meetings.
the sessions Of the local C. l.. : c., and
find that common spirit Of happy pro-
gres-iveu-S. reigus ia Chautlgq1a All the
year rsuuL
Here and there On the ice. out on the
lake. are little fishing huts, each about
f1ur feet square. the base closely packed
with brush ami snow in which not a rav
of light Is allowed % enter The fisher
meu within. looks OUT through AZ orihce
into a hole aCt through the ice. and. IN
visible 90 passing .ish, sees them AZ once
and tr4usnX-s them gith bis spear Dur
ing ~1l- winters tons of mu=calouge or
Chauau4la p.ckeraL are speared and
shipped o. different portions Of the coun-
Try
The latest news from the winter resi-
dents pertains % the destruction 1f the
oli ark. not N0ah's ara. bur the
- kuower~ - ark--o named bv Chau-
tsuq1l wit..a- being gthe Temporary abo.ie
ia June, July and August Of teachers and
lecturers. It was the hrst building erect
ed for occupation by the guests Of the
Caautu4la Assembly It mad been
moved from the AXE shore % the woods.
iu -le back portion If the grounds, and
many stranzers were led by cgriousiry %
90 aHa -ee i,. Oftheze nor a fsw ex-
pressed their desire % see the animals
lu the ark Il Is pleasantly easy % in
dulIe-indeei IL Is almost inevitable.
. The ARK had mousrr5us chimney out
side. AZ one end. and inside spacious
/ fireplace. Ia which, on eool sumner
days. great wood fines frightened and
warmed the reception room-
This time-worn. weaLher-be..ten struc-
rlre, around whose cheerful hearth many
merry parties have gathered, yielded 70
I this winters burden Of snow upon is
ROOT and upE lies in ruins. with only the
Z great chimney booming up a. m0nl-
m-lt % one 1f the most famous 0f the
early features Of the place.
I On the hill beyond the ste Of the "Old
Ark Is To be- erected the new building
[ for the school Of Language. which j. IL
tended "a ne o. permanent structure. one
Z uf a series of tine future q University build
ms. Il vi.I have a frontage ofI6O feet.
with an JutloOk upon the lake. and wiIl
be- three stories high In the centre. with
two daor- the Wing. The plans for
. .recItariou room. library. laboratory. mus
{ ic department and dormIt1rie. are excel
[ lent one great feature Of the work of
the present year vii Be found in the
provisions Tor the Instruction. and drill
.uz &c the thousands Of teachers. who are
expected from abb parts Of the Union
Ur. " r Harper Of Yale. Is principal
the Co.l--e af Liberal Arts. and be is A.
sisted IS "a llr-e corpse of able instrue-
tors Under such q management super
Tor advantages are afforded % all stu
T dents The season. for the preseu, year
7 j. % open July 3Iani an uue,i1al,i pro-
I gram Is in course ct preparation Among
. the prominent men who are % be- pre-
--ut are George " Gable. the great
southern novelist. d very fascinating lee
f -grer VIII Carleton, poet and reciter of
F lLs aan works 3lrs Mar LIvermJur.
I lecturer and plihnthrlPl-t, sam Jones
I the rsyivali-t the famous and irresisti-
ble Chaplain NcC8be Rev. Dr Fair
BARN Of Mansfield College oxford, Eng
land, Professor ". O.. Slmnerof Yale /.
Z President Adams of Cornell University +,
Rev ur. j. ~ Buckley. eiH9r % the
f Nea York 'trstiu 4fac-es. Colonel
. >9-l-1e. A. p. B1raank and others. Con
e=r-. displays Of dre works. Illuminated
i-rt-. etc. etc, ar- among the attractions
. ofthe season Ch4uiau4ua- spectacular
displays have become famous Tor their
originality and uaiq1eu----
Rev John II. Vincent. D. D.. Chancel-
lor ofthe Claur4aqua University, is IN
Europe de ha- organized the e.. l. =.
G. IN England. bur L Is known a. the
Victoria Circle. The doctor iz masking
au ample collection Of valuable coutn5u-
dons % the Chaut4uqu4 massum He
spent the wiuterin Italy. but leit for Pal
e-tine and Egypt Just before the earth
quake occurred. ~ A. B4KyET.
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